burr purple yew form

Hello folks here is 6 photos showing the different views of one form I turned from an exceptional piece of burr purple yew. I have never seen wood quite like this before- the purple colouration is 100% natural and is caused by ferrous metal being present in the wood (in this case it was a 5” nail)this piece is 6.5” wide by 8” tall and is finished in osmo uv oil

Great work George. You did that beautiful piece of wood justice….the shape really dispays the woods extreme figuring and color….it is an awesome work of nature….just breathtaking….Thanks for sharing it with us.

Awesome piece! I am working with some yew right now and am getting some purple tones out of it. Where did you get the information about the iron being present in it? I was hoping to read up on this more since I noticed it was changing color as it sat out. I am looking to see if there is a process that I can get more of the color out of the wood.